Magong

Magong
馬公市
County-controlled city

View of Siying Rainbow Bridge and Penghu area in Magong

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Magong

Location in the Republic of China

Coordinates: 23°34′N 119°35′E / 23.567°N 119.583°E / 23.567; 119.583Coordinates: 23°34′N 119°35′E / 23.567°N 119.583°E / 23.567; 119.583
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province Taiwan Province (streamlined)
County Penghu County
Area
 • Total 33.9918 km2 (13.1243 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
 • Total 60,335
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Website www.mkcity.gov.tw
Magong
Traditional Chinese 馬公市
Simplified Chinese 马公市
Penghu County Hall

Magong City (Chinese: 馬公市) is the county seat of Penghu County, Republic of China (Taiwan). Magong is on the western part of the main Penghu Island.

Name

The earliest temple in the country to the goddess Matsu is found on Magong. Magong is therefore also known as "Magong Ao" (馬宮澳 or originally, 媽宮澳), or "Matsu Palace Seaport". The first character of the name was changed from "mother" (媽, mā) to "horse" (馬, mǎ) in 1920 under Japanese rule. Known as Makō in Japanese, the area was a major base for the Imperial Japanese Navy and embarkation point for the invasion of the Philippines.

History

Qing Dynasty

The erection of the city began around 1887, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor under Qing Dynasty rule.

Republic of China

On 25 December 1981, Makung was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-controlled city. In January 2009, Taiwan adopted the usage of Hanyu Pinyin to replace Tongyong Pinyin, hence the use of "Magong".[1]

Administration

Old Traditional area in Magong
Tianhou Temple (in the Mazu style)

Magong City contains 33 municipal villages (里 li):

(Romanizations are in Hanyu Pinyin)

Government institutions

Education

Climate

Climate data for Magong City（1981 to 2010）
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)		 27.8
(82)		 30.1
(86.2)		 35.3
(95.5)		 38.9
(102)		 39.5
(103.1)		 40.0
(104)		 39.8
(103.6)		 39.2
(102.6)		 37.6
(99.7)		 34.4
(93.9)		 30.0
(86)		 40
(104)
Average high °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 26.0
(78.8)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.6
(87.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.8
(89.2)		 30.7
(87.3)		 28.1
(82.6)		 24.8
(76.6)		 21.1
(70)		 26.27
(79.28)
Average low °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)		 15.4
(59.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 20.9
(69.6)		 23.7
(74.7)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 23.9
(75)		 20.9
(69.6)		 17.4
(63.3)		 21.63
(70.93)
Record low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 5.3
(41.5)		 8.2
(46.8)		 11.1
(52)		 15.4
(59.7)		 20.3
(68.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 19.6
(67.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 7.1
(44.8)		 4.4
(39.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.9
(0.862)		 50.2
(1.976)		 52.9
(2.083)		 92.4
(3.638)		 123.2
(4.85)		 164.1
(6.461)		 131.6
(5.181)		 170.8
(6.724)		 74.2
(2.921)		 26.1
(1.028)		 20.1
(0.791)		 23.5
(0.925)		 951
(37.44)
Average relative humidity (%) 80.5 82.4 83.1 83.4 84.5 86.6 85.1 85.5 81.2 78.1 78.0 78.7 82.26
Mean monthly sunshine hours 112.9 96.7 124.7 157.2 172.5 199.6 260.8 240.1 225.3 183.9 131.1 117.3 2,022.1
Source: 中央氣象局

Tourist attractions

Transportation

It contains the domestic Magong Airport and Magong Harbor.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mkcity.gov.tw/english/pages.aspx?v=CEBDD9807D700B40

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